After a horrific Qualifying crash, Mick Schumacher has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.

The German had progressed into the second part of qualifying for the second weekend in succession and was running in ninth when he lost control of the rear of his Haas on the exit of Turn 11, sending him into the concrete barrier, and destroying the car, bringing out the red flag with just under five minutes left in Q2.

Concern immediately turned to Schumacher’s condition as he stayed in the car for some time until the medical team led by Dr Ian Roberts arrived on the scene of the crash. After communicating with the medical team and taking his gloves off without assistance, Schumacher was taken to the medical centre in the back of an ambulance. Miraculously the German emerged unscathed from his high-speed shunt; however, his VF-22 was utterly destroyed in the impact.

After calling his mother Corinna to inform her that he was ok, Schumacher was airlifted to the King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital for further scans. Shortly after the end of a chaotic Qualifying session, the team announced that they would contest tomorrow’s race with one car driven by Kevin Magnussen, who will start from 10th on the grid.

Haas’s team principal Guenther Steiner explained the reasoning behind the withdrawal of Schumacher’s car and gave an upgrade on the German’s condition as he continues to be evaluated by doctors at the hospital.

“A very eventful day for us. The best thing is that Mick has apparently no injuries; he’s in the hospital right now and being evaluated by the doctors, so he is in good hands at the moment. There is a possibility that he’ll have to stay for observation overnight at the hospital. Based on these facts and where we are, we have decided not to field his car tomorrow.”

Magnussen praised the strength of modern-day Grand Prix cars and his teammate’s Qualifying performance prior to his 170mph shunt.

“I’ve heard Mick is uninjured, which is good and incredible when you see the crash that he had, but the safety is so good with these cars with the fact that you can walk away from a crash like that, it’s impressive. I think he was having a great qualifying session up until that point, and he was up for a good result, so he’ll just need to come back and get on the horse and bounce back.”

Schumacher’s withdrawal means that everyone who qualified behind him will move up one place on the grid.

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that I’m ok🙏
Thank you for the kind messages.
The car felt great @haasf1team, we’ll come back stronger❤️ pic.twitter.com/Mwpy0767kN

— Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) March 26, 2022